Hosiery-cutting apparatus



(No Model.)

. I. MO-SSOP. HOSIERY CUTTING APPARATUS.

No. 517,706. w Patented Apr. 3, 1894.

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ISAAC MOSSOP, OF WICONISCO, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOS lERY-CUTTING APPARATUS.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 517,706, dated April 3,1894.

Application filed June 29,1893. Se1'ial N0 .4"79,158| (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be lt'known that I, ISAAC MossoP, a citizen of the-United States, residing atWioonlsco, 1n the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and A useful Improvements in Hosiery-Cutting Apparatus, of which the following is a specifica- Myinvention has relation to apparatus for cutting hosiery andhas for its object the pro- VlSlOll of certain new and useful improvements therein, to the end that the construction of the same may be simplified; the capaclty thereof increased; anda saving in the expense of manufacture of the finished product efiected.

Heretofore, hosiery cutting-has, generally, been done by hand, using a .pair of ordinary shears, which is a comparatively slow operat1 0I1 and requires the strength of hand of girls of mature years, who are commonly employed at this class of work, resulting in a degree of expenditure, for wages, which would not otherwise be necessary, and leaving but one hand of the operator free to guide the work, rendering it impossible, without the exerclse of great care, to cut the goods off square.

My lnvention consists of an attachment, hereinafter fully described and claimed, which is readily applicable to an ordinary work-table, whereby a pair of common handshears are adapted for operation by footpower, without necessitating any material change in'the form of either or the exercise of skill or labor other than that possessed by a person of average intelligence, both hands of the operator being free to guide the work, permitting'of a more perfect cutting thereof, in less time, and requiring less strength in the operation of the shears, than heretofore.

The details of construction and thecombinations of parts which constitute my invention are clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention complete and invposition for operation, and Fig. 2 an edge view, partly in section, of the support for the shears.

Referring to said drawings, A represents the top of a cutting-table such as is usually found in hosiery mills, the same having secured thereon, by the screws 1 and 2 or otherwise, the base-plate b of the shears-support B, said plate being so located relatively to the position of the operator as to permit of ready access being had to the shears which it supportsand having secured thereto or integral therewith the standard b", the latter terminating, at its uppertend, in the clamp B, such clamp consisting of the fixed plate 6 secured to or integral with the standard I), and the movable plate b said plates having interposed between them and exerting sufficient pressure-through the tighteninging of a base-plate e, fastened to the floor F- by screws or bolts, as me and 6, and having secured thereto or integral therewith the standard 6', the latter terminating, at its upper end, in a pair of lugs 6 between which is swung the treadle-lever G, said lever being pivoted on the bolt 7 which passes through said lugs and lever, or it may be otherwise pivotally supported. The free end g of the lever G is extended forward sufficiently to bring the foot piece or treadle g thereon within easy reach of the feet of the operator, while the end g thereof is pivotally connected, through the medium of the bolt 8, to the vertically reciprocating rod H, said rod, near its upper end, extending through a vertical opening a in the table-top and having secured on such endasmooth faced disk h, the length of this rod being, of course, governed by the height of the table. As will be observed, when the various parts are in their normal positions, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the lower part of the outer end of the handle 0 of the shears O, rests upon the face of the disk It near the foremost edge, while, when the shears are closed and the disk at its highest point of movement, as illustrated by the over the face of said disk near its rearmost smooth to permit of the sliding back and forth of the handle 0 thereon, during the reciprocation of the rod H, with very little friction, said handle and disk being maintained in operative relation and secured against rattling, and the movements of the treadle-rod G controlled, through the draft of the spring D on the handle. Obviously, the relative positions of the support B and the disk h are such as to permit of various length of shears being employed to equal advantage, it being only necessary to secure the stationary blade at such point as will permit the handle of the movable blade to rest on the face of said disk. It will thus be seen that, in addition to the advantage of the operators having free use of both hands, the provision of the tread le-mechanism afiords greater leverage than can be obtained through the operation of the shears by hand, which, combined with theincreased strength of the feet over that of the hand, permits of the heaviest Work being done with the exertion of no more strength than is natural to a mere child.

What Iclaim as my invention is as follows:

1. In a cutting apparatus, the combination of a suitably supported clamp; suitable treadle-mechanism; areciprocating rod actuated by such mechanism and provided with a flat disk; and a pair of shears sustained by the clamp and having one of its handles in sliding relation with said disk, substantially as specified.

2. In a cutting apparatus, the combination of a suitably supported clamp; suitable treadle-mechanism a reciprocating rod actuated by such mechanism and provided with a flat disk; a pair of shears sustained by the clamp and having one of its handles in sliding relation with said disk, and a spring for maintaining said handle and disk in such relation, substantially as specified.

3. In a cutting apparatus, the combina tion of a table; the support 13 secured to the table by its base-plate b; the clamp B; a pair of shears having one blade secured between the plates Z2 1)? of the clamp; suitable treadlemechanism; a vertically reciprocating rod actuated by the latter and terminating in a disk h; the handle of the other blade of the shears being in sliding contact with the face of the disk; and a spiral spring attached to said plate and handle and maintaining the latter in such relation with said disk, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 22d day of June, A. D. 1893.

ISAAC MOSSOP.

\Vitnesses:

J. N. LENKER, J OHNH. BOTDORFF. 

